Statutory Rules 1993   No. 1071

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International Organization for Migration (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Act 1963.

 Dated 27 May 1993.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

GARETH EVANS

Minister for Foreign Affairs

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The International Organization for Migration (Privileges and Immunities) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE:  These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.    Regulation 3 (Act applies to the Organisation)

2.1   Omit “an organisation”, substitute “an international organisation”.

3.   Regulation 6 (Privileges and immunities of officers of Organisation)

3.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

Privileges and immunities of the officers and former officers of the Organisation

 “6. (1) Subject to subregulation (3), a person who holds an office in the Organisation has the privileges and immunities set out in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Part I of the Fourth Schedule to the Act.

 “(2) A person who has ceased to hold an office in the Organisation has the privileges and immunities set out in Part II of the Fourth Schedule to the Act.

 “(3) A person who is a resident of Australia within the meaning of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 is exempt from taxation on salary and emoluments received from the Organisation for services performed in Australia only if he or she:

 (a) is not an Australian citizen; and

 (b) at the time of performing the services was in Australia solely for the purpose of performing services for the Organisation.”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 3 June 1993.

2. Statutory Rules 1991 No. 457.